JUST AS I AM … Shana Herndon
NEW STAFF
We welcome Sean McElrath to our staff as full-time
Associate Pastor of Education and Students. He is from the
Gaffney area and has served as a NAMB Missionary in Surry,
Maine this past year. He has a degree in Sociology from
Limestone College and is working toward his M.Div. in
Missiology from Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Sean and his wife Stacy have two girls, Madelyn and Sara.
God has some great things in store for this church and this
community. Make Sean feel welcome and pray for him in this
transition.
Press On, J. Todd Horton
We would like to thank
you for the cards, calls,
and food items you have
blessed us with.
My family and I are greatly
appreciative to everyone
who has welcomed us.
Sean and Stacy McElrath
Madelyn & Sara
Romans 6:1-4 … What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By
no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know
that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore
buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the
dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
2017. Whenever the new year starts, it is frequently a time for us to think about new life. New year.
New you. New finances. New diet. New exercise regime. New career goals. However, I would like to
think about the opposite. Old life/death. With the new year, it’s time to put some things in our life to
death. It’s time to bury the old ways of sin. It’s time to cremate the deliberate disobedience of our
wills. It’s time to annihilate “IT”. Let us move forward in 2017 with the death of our will, our ways, and
live in His will and His ways!
BIBLE DRILL
It’s not too late to join
Bible Drill!
MEETS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS!
WINTER REVIVAL
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29—WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Schedule of Preachers:
10:30 AM - Sunday, January 29
Rev. Sean McElrath, Associate Pastor of Education and Student Ministries, Springvale Baptist
6:00 PM - Sunday, January 29
Cole Jones, Student at Southeastern Theological Seminary and Past Summer Intern, Springvale
7:00 PM - Monday, January 30
Rev. Greg Sweet, Pastor, Spears Creek Baptist Church, Elgin
7:00 PM - Tuesday, January 31
Rev. Ken Jackson, Pastor, Hillcrest Baptist Church, Elgin
7:00 PM - Wednesday, February 1
Rev. Wayne Flowers, Associate Pastor of Pastoral Ministries, Springvale Baptist
6:10—6:45 PM
FOR GRADES 1-6
Ice Skating at Irmo PLEX
Monday, January 16th
meet at church: 9am
return to church: 3pm
cost: $10 skating
bring: socks and packed lunch (we provide drink)
SIGN-UP IN CHURCH FOYER!
MEN’S / BOY’S
RETREAT
JANUARY 20-22
where: Tracy’s Camp
what: paintball, skeet shooting (bring your
own gun), adventure course
cost: $67 per person
who: grades 3 to Age 93
YUM: “Wild Game Dinner” on Saturday
MOTHER/DAUGHTER
RETREAT
FEBRUARY 10-12
where: Tracy’s Camp
what: Worship, Bible study, paintball,
adventure trail, crafts
cost: $120 (total cost for both mother &
daughter)
who: grades 3-12
CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Tiny Tones (pre-school to Kindergarten)
and
OUR PURPOSE… We are called to be a Fellowship of Encouragement in our community.
OUR VISION… With God’s power, we will share hope to our community through
encouragement, evangelism, and empowerment.
Inside Voices(1st-6th grade)
Choirs will resume January 8 — Sundays at 4:30 pm
Tiny Tones meets in 5th/6th grade Sunday School room
Inside Voices meets in sanctuary
A Note from Lydia’s...
08
Children’s Choirs
Resumes—4:30pm
08
Deacons’ Mtg. 6:45pm
09
Women on Missions 7p
11
Church Conference
16
Kids Ice Skating 9a-3p
17
Lydia’s Helping Hands
6:00-7:30pm
20-22 Father/Son Retreat at
Tracy’s Camp
24
TweenAgers Luncheon
29-2/1 Winter Revival
Sundays 5:30-7:00
For Pre-K to 6th
January 1—NO AWANA
Happy New Year!
January 8—ICE AGE Night
Dress like a character from
the movie.
Dinner: Pizza
January 15—Career Night
Dress up like future job.
Dinner: Spaghetti
January 22—Jeopardy Night
Dinner: Corn dogs
January 29—NO AWANA
(Winter Revival)
Starting January 17th, we
are planning to meet on
Tuesday evenings from
6-7:30 pm for anyone
interested. Lydia's will
be making lap throws for
nursing homes, etc.
Anyone that can sew is
welcome to come.
Women on
Missions Meeting
Monday, Jan. 9th
7:00 pm
January is our month to
pack for the children
again. We will be collecting
cans of Vienna sausage,
beanie weenies,
Chef Boyardee, and
soup for the sacks. Please
make sure the cans are
individual servings with
pop top lids.
TweenAgers
All senior adults are
invited to join us for lunch at
noon on January 24th
in the Fellowship Hall. For
those that can, please bring
one of your favorite homemade soups, cornbread, or
dessert! Please sign up in
the foyer or Sunday school
class indicating what you
will bring.
We will play Bingo after
lunch!
A Note of Thanks:
Thanks to those who were
able to go Christmas
caroling to shut-ins and
homebound!
I want to thank each of you who had a part
in the Christmas cantata this year. What a
blessing it was to me to be a part of a group
with a common goal – to reach others for
Christ. It is my prayer that the choices you
make this year will reflect God’s presence in
your life.
As I prepare for a New Year, I think back on
all the blessings God has given me this past
year: new additions to our family – a wonderful
son-in law and four beautiful grandchildren, a
Christ-Centered church family, a talented and
dedicated choir family and so many other
things. I look forward to what God has in store
for me in the year to come. May He be glorified
in all that I do.
In His Service, Nancy Huggins
Wednesday Suppers
5:45 pm
1/4 (Ladies cook)
Pork roast, rice, vegetable
Dominic Gianelli
1/11 (Golden Circle)
Chicken tetrazzini,
vegetable, rolls, dessert
Joined December 4, 2016
Profession of Faith (Baptism)
1/18 (Food Service Team)
Turkey dinner, mashed
potatoes, veggie, rolls
Joined December 4, 2016
Profession of Faith (Baptism)
1/25 (Men)
Chicken, mac & cheese,
cabbage, rolls, dessert
We should not stop gathering together with other believers, as some of you are doing. Instead, we must continue to
encourage each other—even more as we see the day of the Lord coming….Hebrews 10:25
Zachary Schimanski
Matt & Barbie McCaskill
Sarah Beth and Daniel
Joined 12/11/2016
by Transfer of Letter
Jeff & Karen Hill
Kathryn, Courtney, Robert
Joined January 1, 2017
By Transfer of Letter
Fellowship of Encouragement
Hebrews 10:25
CONTACT US:
Church Office 803.438.1505
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.springvalebaptist.com
J. Todd Horton, Pastor
803-408-3304
[email protected]
Sean McElrath, Associate Pastor of Education & Student Ministries
864-494-3142
[email protected]
Shana Herndon, Director of Children’s Ministry
803-391-9811
[email protected]
Church Office Hours
Tuesday—8-12
Wednesday—8-4
Thursday—8-4
DEADLINES
Bulletin Information
9:00 am Wednesdays
Newsletter Information
3rd Tuesday Each Month
Stewardship Review
Needed to meet budget $7,657.31/wk
Year to date needed
$387,403.34
Year to date received $397,836.68
BUILDING LOAN PAYMENT:
$7,225.43
DEC. OFFERINGS: $8,621
WORSHIP ATTENDANCE
December 4
251
December 11
234
December 18
217
December 25
240